Resources to help schools identify young carers ahead of census

With one in five students having caring responsibilities, schools are being helped to identify and support these vulnerable young people ahead of new census requirements.

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Resource supports schools with new affordable uniform laws

Schools must ensure their uniform is affordable for families under new laws and a charity has now published resources offering advice and support.

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Pupil Premium Best Practice: A week to go

Headteacher Update's National Pupil Premium best practice conference – offering 18 sessions all of which will give practical strategies that can be adapted and adopted for your school’s circumstances – takes place in a week's time.

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Bike to School Week 2021

Schools are being urged to promote this year’s Bike to School Week, which takes place from September 27 to October 1.

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Five Steps to Mental Health and Wellbeing

A “Five Steps” framework to help develop whole-school approaches to mental health and wellbeing has been published.

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Literacy resources for parents and teachers

Teachers and parents are being offered support for developing the literacy of those children most adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Parent Talk service offers crucial lockdown support

More than one in three parents admit to feeling overwhelmed or “out of their depth” when it comes to supporting their children’s wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Free evidence and research download

Headteacher Update's Research Insights articles, published with the NFER, offer in-depth, evidence based advice, guidance and best practice covering a wide range of areas. The latest article focuses on the barriers to teacher recruitment and retention...

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Getting to grips with head lice

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The UK’s leading head lice expert, Ian Burgess, advises on effective head lice management and how to prepare parents for an outbreak

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Selected resources: From science to football and literacy

Among the resources featured in Headteacher Update in June were a literacy resource for the European football championships, a e-safety resource and computing CPD

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Starting school packs

PTA UK is working with iChild and Parcelforce to deliver "starting school" Welcome Packs to more than 1,400 PTAs across the UK.

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Fitness resource

Many primary pupils are below recommended levels of fitness for their age, a study has found.

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Show My Homework Primary

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SPONSORED PRODUCT: Show My Homework Primary is a fantastic tool for keeping parents informed and in-the-loop about important homework details, deadlines and announcements.

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Talking about online pornography

Childnet International has launched a resource to help parents talk to their children about online pornography.

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RESOURCE: Giving Your Child a Helping Hand

A leaflet offering parents advice on how they can support their children’s education has been produced for primary schools to give out.